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Music and movie have intersected at different points in Nigerian pop culture with several movie stars briefly abandoning the big screen for the studio.

Genevieve, Jim Iyke, Mama G, and 7 other Nollywood stars who made music | Pulse Nigeria

Adeayo Adebiyi

<p><strong>Music and movie have intersected at different points in Nigerian pop culture with several movie stars briefly abandoning the big screen for the studio.</strong></p>

<p>From<em>&nbsp;</em><strong><em>Make We Jolly</em></strong><em>,&nbsp;</em><strong>Mama G</strong>'s famous cover of<strong>&nbsp;VIP</strong>'s&nbsp;<strong><em>Ahomka Womu</em></strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<strong>Osuofia</strong>'s hit album, to&nbsp;<strong>Jim Iyke</strong>'s rap flows, Nollywood has some memorable adventures with music.</p>

<h2>Here are 10 Nollywood stars who made music</h2>

<p>Omotola Jalade cashed in her superstar token when she dabbled into music under the name of&nbsp;<strong>Realomosexy</strong>. She released the album <strong><em>GBA</em></strong> in 2005. She also has the memorable single&nbsp;<strong><em>Feel Alright</em></strong>&nbsp;featuring <strong>Harrysong</strong> from her unreleased album<em>&nbsp;</em><strong><em>Me, Myself, and I</em></strong><em>.&nbsp;</em></p>

<p>Genevieve Nnaji made waves in Nigerian music when she appeared as the vixen in the music video of <strong>D'banj</strong>'s hit single,&nbsp;<strong><em>Fall In Love</em></strong><em>.</em></p>

<p>The award-winning actress crafted a hit of her own when she released her album <strong><em>One Logologo Line&nbsp;</em></strong>in 2004 which had the lead single,&nbsp;<strong><em>No More</em></strong><em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></p>

<p>Nollywood bad boy Jim Iyke took the swagger with which he stuns viewers in his movies to the studio where he crafted his 2007 album,&nbsp;<strong><em>Who Am I?</em></strong><em>&nbsp;</em>which had the lead single featuring Nigerian music superstar <strong>2Baba</strong>, aka <strong>2Face</strong>.</p>

<p>Legendary actress Patience Ozokwor held Nigerians spellbound with her Mama G album which spurned the hit singles, <strong><em>National Moi Moi</em></strong><em>,</em>&nbsp;<strong><em>Make We Jolly</em></strong><em>, </em><strong><em>Iyo Nwgo Nwgo</em></strong><em>,</em>&nbsp;featuring actor,&nbsp;<strong>Charles</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Awurum</strong>,&nbsp;and a young&nbsp;<strong>Tonto Dikeh</strong>.</p>

<h3>5. Nkem Owoh, aka Osuofia, aka Ukwa</h3>

<p>Seasoned thespian and comedian Nkem Owoh enjoyed nationwide success when he dabbled into music. His hit single,&nbsp;<strong><em>I Go Chop Your Dollar</em></strong><em>,&nbsp;</em>is cut from the same cloth as <strong>Olu Maintain</strong>'s<em>&nbsp;</em><strong><em>Yahooze</em></strong><em>&nbsp;</em>and it enjoyed equal nationwide success.</p>

<p>Tonto Dike first made her music debut on Mama G's <em>Iyo Nwgo Nwgo. </em>She would later venture into music a few years later when she was signed to D'banj's DB Records. Although she had some popular songs in&nbsp;<strong><em>Hi</em></strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><em>Sugar Rush</em></strong>, she never quite cracked the level of stardom she enjoyed as an actress.</p>

<p>Nollywood icon, Ramsey Nouah, also joined his colleagues in momentarily venturing into music in the 2000s when he and fellow actor, <strong>Segun Arinze</strong>, appeared on<strong> SirKay</strong>'s popular record<em>&nbsp;</em><strong><em>Na Wetin</em></strong><em>&nbsp;</em>which can be best described as a comedic eulogy to the uniqueness of Nigerian bukas.</p>

<p>Aside from appearing on Sir Kay's <em>Na Wetin,</em> Arinze had a full career as a musician starting in the early 90s. In 1992, he released the album, <strong><em>Dreams</em></strong><em>,</em>&nbsp;distributed by the then-foremost record label,&nbsp;Premier&nbsp;Records.</p>

<p>Superstar actress, Adesuwa Etomi, decided to explore her love for music in 2022 under the stage name Susu with the release of her debut EP, <strong><em>Sue Me</em></strong><em>.&nbsp;</em>Her EP while it was impressive didn't make much commercial impact as her husband,<strong> Banky W</strong>, continues to be the music star of the family.</p>

<p>Many people don't know that multi-talented actor, Gabriel Afolayan, also makes music. The actor has recorded some success as an artist with his single&nbsp;<strong><em>Kokoro Ife</em></strong><em>&nbsp;</em>being one of his most popular songs.</p>

Here are 10 Nollywood stars who made music

Genevieve, Jim Iyke, Mama G, and 7 other Nollywood stars who made music

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